Heaviness vs. newness: The effects of structural complexity and discourse status on constituent ordering

Language

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-55

  Arnold, Jennifer E ^a   Losongco, Anthony ^b   Wasow, Thomas ^b   Ginstrom, Ryan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0002084375     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.2000.0045     Document Type: Article

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